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Product Description

Workers Playtime is the fourth album by Billy Bragg, originally released in September 1988. This long overdue vinyl reissue comes in a gatefold sleeve and was remastered by John Webber at Air Studios using high-resolution transfers made from master tapes in Billy's archives. There will also be a limited edition run of coloured vinyl albums.Helmed by legendary producer Joe Boyd (Nick Drake, Fairport Convention et al) and his former Riff Raff bandmate Wiggy, Workers Playtime saw Bragg deliver his most tender and empathetic collection. The band featured the legendary Danny Thompson on double bass, BJ Cole on pedal steel, Bruce Thomas (Elvis Costello & The Attractions) on bass and Micky Waller on drums. Licking his wounds after another victory for Margaret Thatcher at the '87 general election, he wrote 'Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards', one of his most enduring songs, while the stunning a capella 'Tender Comrade' confronts the ugly prejudice of the moral majority. Melancholy and disillusionment are part and parcel of Bragg's songwriting, but always with a healthy dash of optimism.

Tracklist:

  1. She's Got a New Spell
  2. Must I Paint You a Picture
  3. Tender Comrade
  4. The Price I Pay
  5. Little Time Bomb
  6. Rotting on Remand
  7. Valentine's Day Is Over
  8. Life with the Lions
  9. The Only One
  10. The Short Answer
  11. Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards

UPC: 711297150988
Label: Cooking Vinyl
Release Date: 11.27.26
Format: Vinyl